Greetings!
It was good to see
everyone today after last week's cancelled classes. With the poor
driving weather, I'm also glad to see that we were all safe.
Since
we didn't have class last week and therefore didn't get a chance to go
over the worksheets that I e-mailed out, we spent a significant amount
of time on Grammar, talking about pronouns today. I made a chart
on the board to explain nominative and objective cases along with 1st,
2nd, and 3rd person pronouns. This helped us as we worked through some
of the worksheets. We went over some of the exercises on the worksheets
assigned for next week.
Next on our agenda was a brief discussion of our next paper, the Narrative Essay.
Because we have new students this semester, I explained the 3-step
process for putting together an essay: pre-writing, the rough draft,
and the final draft. We also reviewed what a thesis statement was
(Topic/Subject + Opinion/Stand = Thesis Statement) These Narrative
Essays are not just stories, but they are to be stories "with a
purpose" In other words, they need to have a thesis that gives the
paper direction and focus.
Finally, we discussed our first book for this term, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Written at the tale end of the Victorian era, the language is a bit
dryer than our modern diction. Their mode of speech may feel more
stilted and formal, but it is a fairly accurate depiction of the
language of the time. It's a fascinating story with multiple layers of
themes.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Read Chapters 5 & 6 from Jekyll/Hyde
-- Answer 2 questions for each chapter
-- Finish Pronouns Worksheets 4-4 and 4-5
This week's blog posts
Class Notes
Have a great weekend and stay warm!
Mrs. Prichard
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